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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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Headlight problem

WHen i drive at night some times my right side head light goes out for about a minture then comes back on...it does this from time to time for the last couple of days...so today i check it out and i unplug the hyper brights i have and it looks like one of the metal progs from the harness from the car melted? or somthing...there is white resido and it doesnt look good?

Is this an easy fix? where can i get this harness and how would i install it? Thanks for all of u help

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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Well since it's a little broken...I'm sure the rest of the .orgers would recommend that you just buy HID kits
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Well since it's a little broken...I'm sure the rest of the .orgers would recommend that you just buy HID kits

uhhh whats HID kits? where would i get this so called HID kit/how much?
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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ur kidding right??? HID's are not your ordinary light bulbs. they are meant to produce a much brighter light output. i wont even go into details. but if you really serious, they're about $250-$350. n since your harness has melted, that means you were putting a too high of a wattage light bulb in your car. if its a regular harness, you can usually buy it at your local auto parts store. it should say 9004/9007 harness. they're teh same thing just 9004 n 9007 have 2 wires that are in different positions....
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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you can buy new 9004 plugs at walmart, napa, vip, pep boys ect. about $3-7 each.
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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r u running the "XENON" halogen bulbs... hehe.... cause they run hotter cause they take more power.. and melt the harness.. this then cuases thme to go out when u hit bump and such anc ocmeback when u hit another bump.... replace harness or bulb.. and ur good...

or HID.. heheheh
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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high wattage AM bulbs draw a higher current that is melting your harness.

www.southwestautoworks.com sells nokya upgraded wiring harnesses for cheap. A must.
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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lol sorry i WAS serious about them! i guess i need a new harness and bulb.. is the harness hard to install? ill check out walmart and pepboys for a harness. Thanks for everyones help
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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U just cut the wires of your current harness and wire it in the same way..
Old Aug 6, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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If you get aftermarket bulbs make sure it is the same wattage or close to stock, if not you are better off to wire up the extra wiring harness. It should be like 45w/65w for stock not 85w/100w.
Old Dec 11, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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I have same problem, the passenger side headlight low beam goes out for some days then come back, but this time the low beam goes out for three weeks no come back, the high beam and day running light are always working, I check the bulbs with no problem, I use a new socket but nothing happen, I check three wires connect with the socket but no voltage( with switch on), I don't know what's the problem, some people can help?
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